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Endorsements, Electives & More: CTE & State Graduation Requirements

  • Research/ Report
April 2015 —

This Advance CTE brief explores common approaches to offering or requiring CTE courses and assessments within a statewide set of graduation requirements, offers illustrative examples of state-level policies and elevates implementation issues for consideration.

How States are Making Career Readiness Count: A 2016 Update

  • Research/ Report
May 2016 —

This report, an update to the 2014 Making Career Readiness Count from Achieve and Advance CTE, includes state-by-state information on how and which career-ready indicators states are including in their reporting and accountability systems.

Credentials of Value: State Strategies for Identifying and Endorsing Industry-Recognized Credentials

  • Case Study
October 2016 —

This policy brief from Advance CTE explores state strategies to build a credential validation system, highlighting promising practices from Florida, Kansas and Louisiana.

CTE on the Frontier: Connecting Rural Learners with the World of Work

  • Case Study
September 2017 —

This brief from Advance CTE, the second in the CTE on the Frontier series, explores how states can bring the experience of work-based learning and employer engagement directly to rural learners through simulated workplace experiences, innovative satellite campuses and mobile labs.

CTE on the Frontier: Strengthening the Rural CTE Teacher Pipeline

  • Case Study
March 2018 —

This brief is the fourth, and final, installment in the CTE on the Frontier series. The brief explores one of the most pressing challenges rural schools and institutions face: strengthening the pipeline of qualified CTE teachers and faculty.

CTE Dual Enrollment: A Strategy for College Completion and Workforce Investment

  • Guide/Tool
March 2014 —

This policy brief from the Education Commission of the States (ECS) provides a framework for integrating CTE and dual enrollment.

Louisiana: Jump Start

  • Policy
June 2014 —

Louisiana's Jump Start centers around public-private partnerships — regional teams of K-12, postsecondary and industry representatives come together to create course pathways in demanded fields, which include related workplace experiences and are anchored in an industry-recognized credential.

Using Community Benefit Agreements to Support Career and Technical Education

  • Guide/Tool
August 2016 —

This report from the National Center for Innovation in CTE examines the opportunity that Community Based Agreements - legally binding contracts that secure funding for improvements within a neighborhood affected by proposed development projects - can provide for local CTE programs.

The Learning that Works Resource Center was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and the Education Strategy Group, generously funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co